Winter Storm, Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow
- When
- December 25, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Wallowa/Union/E & S Umatilla/S Morrow forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in Oregon, December 25, 1998
Six to sixteen inches of snow fell on Christmas day in the mountains of northeast Oregon.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
Six to sixteen inches of snow fell on Christmas day in the mountains of northeast Oregon.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Grant/Wheeler/Crook T Sw/E Jefferson/Se Wasco
- When
- December 25, 6:00 AM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Grant/Wheeler/Crook T Sw/E Jefferson/Se Wasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Idaho, December 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and High Wind in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 25 to 26, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, December 25, 1998
- High Wind in Washington, December 25 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 25 to 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, December 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675382, 5675383.